Hubungan Sanitasi Jamban dan Air Bersih dengan Kejadian Diare Pada Balita di Kelurahan Terjun Kecamatan Medan Marelan Kota Medan Tahun 2014
Abstract: Diarrhea is a
communicable disease that caused by virus, bacteria or protozoa. Diarrhea can
cause malnutrition, dehidration, even mortality. Therefore diarrhea must be
prevented especially for susceptible people like children under five years old.
One of the areas in Kota Medan, which have the incident of diarrhea among
children under five years old relatively high is Kelurahan Terjun.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the correlation between latrine sanitation and clean water resources
and the incident of diarrhea among children under five years old at Kelurahan
Terjun. Then to find out the condition of
latrine sanitation, water and the incident of diarrhea at this area.
This is an analitic research with a cross sectional design. The
population is all of children under five years old at three Lingkungan that has
the most number of children under five years old as many as 492 people. The
samples of 30 children under five years old was taken by systematic random
sampling technique. Data was collected by interviewing mother using the
questionnaire and observation sheet. Data was analyzed using exact fisher test
(p=0,05).
The research results showed the correlation between latrine sanitation
especially the usage of latrine and water with incident of diarrhea among
children under five year at Kelurahan Terjun. The correlation was proved by the
probabilities number of usage of latrine (p = 0,015) and bacteriological
quality of water (p = 0,002) are less
than 0,05.
The conclusion of this study is not eligible latrine sanitation causing
water resources contaminated by feces. Therefore the improvement of latrine
sanitation and water treatment is necessary before use of drinking water or
food processing to prevent diarrhea infected among children under five years
old.
Penulis: Meithyra Melviana
Simatupang, surya dharma, evi naria
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd140433
